# 1996 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `221157` · 2000-07-19 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING  TRANSMISSION EXPLODED,  RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.  MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.  *AK  WHEN EXPLOSION OCCURED THERE WAS A BAD SMELL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID.   AFTER PULLING OVER THE VEHICLE, HEAVY SMOKE POURED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE VEHICLE BURNT COMPLETELY.  *YH
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